Collection database

[Firestorm ZERO]

I been planning to make a database for my download collection.

I tried several programs (Whereisit?, CD catalogers, etc) and they never suit me. I'm currently using MS Excel but it is limiting and it's designed for this stuff.

The main problem is I need to set my own CUSTOM fields (which is why cataloging programs don't suit me), if possible automate some stuff (don't like to do a lot of typing), and publish it on the web (HTML) so others can see it.

So the best way (IMO) is to do it yourself.

If I could program C++ or such and make my own database program I would but I don't know any programing language but VB (no advance stuff), BASIC and a *little* java.

So my plan is to use PHP and mySQL. I looked at PHP and it seems pretty easy. Kinda like those movie/music database websites that give details of each record and can list them in catagories.

Now I'm wondering if this is a good approach? Or should I do something else. Also is mySQL + PHP quick to learn?

[master7]

PHP and MySQL is definitly the way to go in this situation.
www.php.net/documentation
You can find all the commands that you need there. It's good stuff

[Firestorm ZERO]

Hm... Can anyone kinda provide me a template to help me get started? I'm reading the PHP manual but it is pretty long. All I need is a page with a bunch of rows and columns and each row is a data record of a file. And clicking on the filename gives a more detailed info.